Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen successfully masters the capacity-expansion transmutation circle, increasing his handgun's capacity from six to fifty rounds.
• He searches the "Gate of Truth" for advanced firearm material knowledge and finds the Super God Titanium Alloy.
• Wang Zhen creates a new super alloy, Super God Titanium Alloy Gamma, and uses it to transmute two new Remington 1875 revolvers with increased capacity and durability.
• Selene provides Wang Zhen with belts and holsters for his new handguns, along with spare magazines.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen demonstrates his growing knowledge and skill in transmutation circles, solving the ammunition capacity issue and improving his firearms' material strength.
• Selene shows understanding of Wang Zhen's needs, providing him with necessary equipment and support.

Significant Themes

• The limitations of firearms in terms of ammunition capacity and material strength.
• Wang Zhen's continuous improvement and adaptation using his knowledge of transmutation circles.
• The importance of preparation and resourcefulness in facing challenges.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen interacts with Selene, receiving her assistance and guidance in preparing for the next scenario.
• No other significant character interactions occur in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen practices American-style quick-draw with his revolvers, aiming to match or beat the record of 0.21 seconds.
• He successfully reduces his draw-and-fire time to 0.01 seconds.
• Wang Zhen and Selene collaborate to create a new super-alloy, Super God Titanium Alloy Omega, for his clothing.
• Wang Zhen forges a denim suit using the new alloy, which has high defensive strength but fails against mystical attacks.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen continues to explore and harness his Alucard bloodline's abilities, focusing on practical skills like marksmanship and transmutation.
• Selene demonstrates her expertise in materials research and analysis, aiding Wang Zhen's transmutation efforts.

Significant Themes

• The fusion of real-world and mystical elements, as seen in Wang Zhen's pursuit of both practical skills and supernatural abilities.
• The importance of collaboration and teamwork, as Wang Zhen and Selene work together to achieve their goals.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen and Selene maintain a cooperative relationship, with Selene providing research and analysis support for Wang Zhen's transmutation projects.
• Wang Zhen's interactions with the metal humanoid targets highlight his determination to improve his skills and test his creations.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen evaluates his current suit, finding it adequate but not perfect.
• He decides to wait before exchanging for better gear from the Main God.
• Wang Zhen organizes and categorizes the knowledge he gained, finding only about 1% useful.
• Selene changes her avatar to Tifa, and Wang Zhen is excited to see her in this form.
• Wang Zhen considers exchanging for World of Warcraft and Diablo 2 skills but finds them too expensive.
• He hopes to obtain these skills through the Golden Blind Box.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen shows self-awareness and caution, understanding the dangers of the Infinite Space.
• He demonstrates excitement and appreciation for Tifa's appearance.
• Wang Zhen displays a strategic mindset, considering long-term gains and losses.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between wanting more power and the cost of obtaining it.
• The idea of getting something for free and its potential limitations.
• The allure of familiar and desired characters or elements (like Tifa).

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen interacts with Selene/Tifa, expressing his excitement and admiration for her new form.
• Wang Zhen and Selene/Tifa discuss and plan for future skill acquisitions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen prefers to actively attract opportunities rather than passively wait for them.
• Wang Zhen and Tifa discuss and choose technologies from World of Warcraft, but Wang Zhen can't afford them yet.
• Tifa decides to explore the Warhammer World for new technologies.
• Zhang Jie and Zheng Zha visit Wang Zhen to discuss supporting newcomers better in the next plot world.
• Wang Zhen offers 'buy now, pay later' terms for weapons and equipment at a discounted price for newcomers.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen demonstrates his proactive and strategic mindset.
• Tifa shows ambition and frustration with her current technological limitations.
• Zhang Jie reveals his cunning and manipulative side by using Zheng Zha to probe Wang Zhen's secrets.
• Zheng Zha appears naive and easily influenced.

Significant Themes

• Proactivity vs. passivity
• Ambition and its limitations
• Manipulation and hidden agendas
• The value of technology and knowledge

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen and Tifa discuss and make decisions together, showing a level of partnership.
• Zhang Jie manipulates Zheng Zha to interact with Wang Zhen, revealing a power dynamic between them.
• Wang Zhen and Zhang Jie discuss and agree on supporting newcomers, showing a temporary alliance.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen transmutes his first alchemical creature, "Little White," a crow with powerful ultrasonic positioning abilities, serving as his "heavenly eye" for reconnaissance and surveillance.
• Wang Zhen prepares basic weapons and equipment for the newcomers to prevent a repeat of the previous plot world's tragedy.
• Tifa upgrades her workshop and gets assistants, T-800 robots, to increase efficiency.
• Wang Zhen struggles with low success rates in biological transmutations, unable to create more alchemical pets.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen demonstrates his strategic thinking by preparing for newcomers and creating Little White for reconnaissance.
• Tifa shows initiative and efficiency in upgrading her workshop and getting assistance.
• Wang Zhen's frustration with low transmutation success rates hints at his determination to improve.

Significant Themes

• Preparation and Planning: Wang Zhen's actions highlight the importance of preparation and planning for potential threats and challenges.
• Adaptation and Improvement: Wang Zhen's struggle with transmutations emphasizes the need for continuous learning and adaptation to overcome obstacles.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen and Tifa interact professionally, with Wang Zhen supporting Tifa's workshop upgrade and Tifa efficiently carrying out Wang Zhen's requests.
• Wang Zhen's internal monologue reveals his thought processes and goals, providing insight into his character.

Plot Points and Events

• The Zhongzhou Team members are teleported to a new plot world, which Wang Zhen suspects is the Ju-On world.
• Wang Zhen wakes up in a Japanese-style room with 20 newcomers, all sprawled on the floor.
• Wang Zhen offers his weapons and armor for sale to the newcomers, but many try to take them for free or without paying.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen shows his serious side and his skills as a former professional assassin by swiftly chopping off the hand of a newcomer who tries to take his weapons without paying.
• Zhang Jie and Zheng Zha continue to act overly dramatic and naive, respectively, but they are more organized in handling the newcomers this time.

Significant Themes

• Greed and selfishness: Many newcomers try to take advantage of Wang Zhen's weapons and equipment, highlighting their greed and lack of respect for others' property.
• Power dynamics: Wang Zhen's actions demonstrate the power dynamics at play in the plot world and the God Hall, where those with power and resources hold the upper hand.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen interacts with the newcomers, showing his disdain for their greed and lack of respect for him and his property.
• Zhang Jie and Zheng Zha interact with the newcomers, trying to organize them and prepare for the plot world, but they are still naive and overly dramatic in their approach.
• Wang Zhen, Zhang Jie, and Zheng Zha do not interact directly in this chapter, but their differing attitudes towards the newcomers and the plot world are evident.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen and Zheng Zha try to sell weapons to newcomers, facing demands for freebies and credit.
• A teenage boy with a large head and strong mental power buys weapons on credit, breaking the ice for others.
• A veteran with a heavy scent of blood buys weapons, revealing he's an experienced killer.
• The mission is announced: survive for seven days and eliminate Kayako, with reward points for completion.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen shows his business acumen and remains calm and collected.
• Zheng Zha panics at the mention of Kayako, revealing his fear of ghosts.
• The teenage boy with a large head shows intelligence and resourcefulness.
• The veteran displays professionalism and understanding of Wang Zhen's background.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between survival and greed.
• The consequences of one's actions (Wang Zhen's past kills resonating with the veteran).
• The fear of the unknown (Zheng Zha's fear of Kayako).

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen interacts with various newcomers, showing his ability to read people and adapt to situations.
• The teenage boy and the veteran interact with Wang Zhen, showing mutual respect and understanding.
• Zheng Zha's panic contrasts with Wang Zhen's calm, highlighting their different coping mechanisms.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen decides to act alone in a Ju-On scenario, despite Zheng Zha's warnings.
• Wang Zhen uses his "Dead River" ability to refine a ghost into a defective Philosopher's Stone.
• He sets fire to a haunted house, angering Kayako, who curses him and the others.
• Wang Zhen follows Zheng Zha and the newcomers while Kayako tracks them.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen showcases his power and confidence, acting independently and decisively.
• Zheng Zha demonstrates concern for the newcomers, potentially planning to protect them.
• Kayako, the main ghost, is revealed to be powerful and ritual-bound.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power and its consequences is evident as Wang Zhen's actions anger Kayako.
• The importance of teamwork versus individual action is highlighted through Wang Zhen's decision to act alone.
• The struggle against supernatural forces and their rules is a central theme.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen and Zheng Zha have a tense interaction, with Zheng Zha warning Wang Zhen about Ju-On's dangers.
• Wang Zhen and Kayako have an indirect interaction, with Wang Zhen provoking Kayako and her cursing him in response.
• Wang Zhen and the newcomers interact indirectly as he follows them, planning to protect them from Kayako.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen seeks a secure base to plan his strategy against the Kayako family.
• He stays in a hotel near the ruins of Kayako's haunted house to monitor the area.
• Wang Zhen recalls the abilities of the Kayako family and realizes their power is strongest at their residence.
• He plans to transmute the Kayako family into a Philosopher's Stone using a scaled-up transmutation circle.
• Wang Zhen decides to find an inconspicuous spot in Tokyo's outskirts for the transmutation.
• He discovers an office building suitable for his plan and decides to inspect it.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen demonstrates his strategic thinking, meticulous planning, and adaptability.
• He shows concern for his own safety and profit, weighing the risks and rewards of his actions.

Significant Themes

• The power of location and environment in supernatural abilities (Kayako family's strength at their residence).
• The importance of careful planning and preparation for high-risk, high-reward endeavors.
• The potential for profit and gain to drive action and risk-taking.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen observes Zheng Zha and other newcomers through Little White, showing mild interest in their fate.
• Wang Zhen's thoughts briefly compare himself to Seras Victoria, highlighting his desire for large-scale spells.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen uses Little White to scout an office building for setting up an alchemy circle.
• He gains access to the building, surveys its layout, and measures nodes for the alchemy circle.
• At night, Wang Zhen places the nodes and creates a hidden pit in the underground parking garage for himself as the circle's initiator.
• He encounters Takeo and Toshio Saeki, who are on a killing spree. Wang Zhen kills Toshio Saeki's clone with gunshots infused with flame and lightning transmutation circles.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen demonstrates his thorough preparation, adaptability, and strategic thinking in setting up the alchemy circle and dealing with the Saeki family.
• Toshio Saeki's clone shows his ability to teleport short distances, but Wang Zhen anticipates and counters this ability.

Significant Themes

• Preparation and planning are crucial for success, as seen in Wang Zhen's meticulous setup of the alchemy circle.
• Adaptability is key in facing unexpected situations, such as encountering the Saeki family.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen interacts with the security guard, hypnotizing him to gain access to the office building.
• Wang Zhen encounters and eliminates Toshio Saeki's clone, showcasing his ability to adapt to new threats.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen encounters the ghostly father-and-son duo, Takeo and Toshio Saeki, who were responsible for the haunted house incident.
• Takeo Saeki uses an illusion technique to force Wang Zhen into a role-playing scenario, causing Wang Zhen's attacks to miss.
• Wang Zhen uses the "Philosopher's Stone" transmutation circle to refine Takeo Saeki's clone into a Philosopher's Stone.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen demonstrates his calm and composed demeanor under pressure, even when faced with unexpected ghostly abilities.
• Takeo Saeki showcases his cunning and formidable abilities as an old ghost.

Significant Themes

• The power of illusions and role-playing in ghostly combat.
• The refinement of Philosopher's Stones from ghosts, highlighting their value and scarcity.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen and Takeo Saeki engage in a tense, close-quarters combat, showcasing their respective abilities and strategies.
• Wang Zhen's interaction with Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie is mentioned, hinting at potential future conflicts or alliances.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen activates the "Philosopher's Stone" Transmutation Circle over a large area for the first time.
• The transmutation is initially blocked by an illusionary office building, which Wang Zhen realizes is Takeo Saeki's absorbed ability.
• Wang Zhen speeds up the transmutation process, aware that the situation may attract unwanted attention.
• Upon completion, the illusion fades, exposing the transmutation circle, and Wang Zhen hurriedly leaves the scene.
• He witnesses emergency services rushing to the empty office building.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen demonstrates his ability to adapt and make strategic decisions under pressure.
• He shows concern for his own safety and the potential consequences of his actions.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of one's actions and the need for caution.
• The power of illusions and their potential use in concealing one's activities.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen interacts with Little White, using it to guide his escape from the scene.
• He also interacts with hotel staff and guests, though these interactions are brief and casual.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zheng Zha and his team discuss the mysterious disappearance of people in an office building, suspecting it might be connected to Kayako, the evil ghost from the Ju-On series.
• They recall the burning of Kayako's haunted house and debate whether Kayako is truly invincible.
• A rookie named Wang Dashan suggests that Wang Zhen, who left earlier, might have burned the house down.
• Zheng Zha reveals that the rookies are all cursed, and killing them would strengthen Kayako.

Character Developments

• Zheng Zha: Shows leadership and strategic thinking, trying to protect the rookies to weaken Kayako.
• Teng Yuanqi: Demonstrates knowledge of folklore and supernatural phenomena, becoming a de facto expert among the rookies.
• Xiao Shenke: Shows logical reasoning and quick thinking, challenging Teng Yuanqi's theories.
• Nie Quanzhen: Introduces himself and contributes to the discussion, showing a calm and collected demeanor.
• Wang Dashan: Offers a potential lead on Wang Zhen's involvement in burning Kayako's house.
• Zhang Jie: Remains mostly silent but smokes and observes the rookies, hinting at a hidden agenda.

Significant Themes

• Survival and Strength: The rookies discuss strategies to survive Kayako's attacks and strengthen their position.
• Knowledge and Expertise: Teng Yuanqi's knowledge of folklore is valued, highlighting the importance of expertise in survival.
• Trust and Suspicion: The rookies discuss finding Wang Zhen for help but also express suspicion about his motives.

Character Interactions

• Zheng Zha and Xiao Shenke notice Zhang Jie's strange behavior but choose to ignore it.
• The rookies discuss and debate their theories about Kayako and Wang Zhen, showing a mix of fear, curiosity, and determination.
• Teng Yuanqi takes a leading role in the discussion, asserting his knowledge and opinions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Teng Yuanqi suggests a group effort to resist Kayako, but Xiao Shenke dismisses the idea, believing Wang Zhen's confidence in soloing Kayako.
• Xiao Shenke reveals Wang Zhen's strategic burning of Kayako's haunted house, using three consecutive flame attacks of increasing temperature (1000°C, 1500°C, 3000°C) to destroy it.
• Wang Zhen, having recovered from the first "Philosopher's Stone" transmutation, plans his next move to target Kayako and her family, aiming to refine them into more "Philosopher's Stones."

Character Developments

• Teng Yuanqi: Shows eagerness to collaborate against Kayako but is naive about the world, having spent most of his life in isolation studying supernatural phenomena.
• Xiao Shenke: Demonstrates sharp insight and understanding of the world, having been institutionalized since childhood, and reveals Wang Zhen's strategic burning of Kayako's house.
• Wang Zhen: Shows strategic thinking and power, planning to target Kayako and her family to create more "Philosopher's Stones."

Significant Themes

• The power of collaboration vs. individual action (Teng Yuanqi vs. Wang Zhen).
• The importance of understanding and adapting to one's environment (Xiao Shenke's insight vs. Teng Yuanqi's naivety).
• The pursuit of power and its consequences (Wang Zhen's ambition to create more "Philosopher's Stones").

Character Interactions

• Teng Yuanqi and Xiao Shenke: Teng Yuanqi's naivety contrasts with Xiao Shenke's worldliness and understanding of human nature.
• Wang Zhen and the group: Wang Zhen is dismissive of the group's efforts to study Kayako, focusing instead on his own plans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen plans a daring strategy, considering the world's rules and Japan's history.
• He believes he can manipulate newcomers into helping him by offering them power and a chance to survive.
• Wang Zhen surveys ritual sites and later infiltrates the newcomers' accommodation, kidnapping one named Song Bingyi.
• He brings Song to the haunted house's ruins and presents a fake Transmutation Circle, intending to manipulate him.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen: Becomes more confident and cunning, using his intelligence and Alchemy skills to outmaneuver others.
• Song Bingyi: Initially terrified, he shows resilience and a desire to survive, agreeing to Wang Zhen's proposal without knowing its full extent.

Significant Themes

• Survival and will to live: Characters are pushed to their limits, revealing their true nature and desire to survive.
• Power and manipulation: Wang Zhen uses his knowledge and abilities to manipulate others, highlighting the corrupting influence of power.
• Dreams and ambition: Characters are driven by their dreams and ambitions, with Wang Zhen using this to sway Song Bingyi.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen and Song Bingyi: Wang Zhen manipulates Song Bingyi, playing on his fear and desire for survival, while Song shows resilience and a willingness to take risks.
• Wang Zhen and Zheng Zha/Zhang Jie: Wang Zhen's actions are in direct opposition to Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie's plans, setting up a potential conflict.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Bingyi, a transmigrant, realizes the severity of his situation in the Ju-On world and the danger he's in.
• Wang Zhen, a vampire, offers to help Song Bingyi by performing a ritual to separate the Kayako curse inside him, turning it into a 'Cursed Eye' that can be used to become a curse master.
• Wang Zhen reveals he needs five more 'Cursed Eyes' to reach the peak of his power as a curse master.
• Song Bingyi agrees to cooperate with Wang Zhen's ritual and offers to help him gather more 'Cursed Eyes' from other newbies.
• Wang Zhen agrees to give Song Bingyi a 'Cursed Eye' after the ritual, allowing him to become a curse master as well.

Character Developments

• Song Bingyi: Realizes the gravity of his situation, accepts his fate, and decides to cooperate with Wang Zhen to survive. Shows ambition and cunning by offering to help Wang Zhen gather more 'Cursed Eyes.'
• Wang Zhen: Reveals his true intentions and the extent of his power. Shows appreciation for Song Bingyi's initiative and agrees to help him.

Significant Themes

• Survival: Both characters prioritize survival in the dangerous world of Ju-On.
• Ambition: Song Bingyi's ambition drives him to seek power and survival, while Wang Zhen's ambition is to reach the peak of his curse master abilities.
• Alliance: Both characters form an alliance to achieve their respective goals.

Character Interactions

• Song Bingyi and Wang Zhen: They form a mutually beneficial alliance. Song Bingyi offers his help in gathering 'Cursed Eyes,' while Wang Zhen agrees to help him become a curse master.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen prepares for the ritual to give Song Bingyi a 'Cursed Eye.'
• Song Bingyi agrees to cooperate, accepting the 'Ouroboros Eye.'
• Wang Zhen activates two Transmutation Circles: one inside the 'Ouroboros Eye' to stimulate negative emotions and the curse, and another outside to make the curse feel threatened.
• Kayako's family is drawn to the Office Building and attacks Song Bingyi.
• Wang Zhen activates the 'Philosopher's Stone' Transmutation Circle to refine Kayako's family.

Character Developments

• Song Bingyi accepts his fate and cooperates with the ritual, showing determination and resilience.
• Wang Zhen demonstrates his strategic planning and manipulative skills, using Song Bingyi as bait to lure Kayako's family.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and control: Wang Zhen manipulates Song Bingyi and Kayako's family to achieve his goals.
• Desperation and will to survive: Song Bingyi clings to life despite knowing the danger, showing his strong will to live.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen and Song Bingyi: Wang Zhen manipulates Song Bingyi, using him as a pawn in his plan. Song Bingyi, despite his fear, cooperates, hoping for a better outcome.
• Kayako's family and Song Bingyi: Kayako's family is drawn to Song Bingyi, sensing the growing curse within him. They attack him on sight.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen refines Kayako's family of evil ghosts into a Philosopher's Stone after they attempt to kill him.
• He discovers that he needs to kill them seven times to truly eliminate them.
• Wang Zhen refines an apartment building into a larger Philosopher's Stone, avoiding the mistakes from his first transmutation.
• Zheng Zha and his team change locations, but Wang Zhen remains confident in his plan.

Character Developments

• Wang Zhen's confidence in his transmutation abilities grows after his successful refinements.
• Zheng Zha's idealism is highlighted, contrasting with Wang Zhen's pragmatic approach.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Philosopher's Stone and its potential dangers.
• The contrast between idealism and pragmatism in achieving goals.
• The theme of deception and manipulation, as Wang Zhen continues to deceive others for his own gain.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen interacts with Kayako's family of evil ghosts, leading to their refinement.
• Wang Zhen observes Zheng Zha and his team from a distance, planning his next move.
• Wang Zhen reflects on his actions and plans, showing his internal thought processes.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Zhen approaches Lu Renjia in the middle of the night, claiming to have a method to drive gods and command ghosts.
• Wang Zhen wants Lu Renjia's help to obtain an item called the Cursed Eye, in exchange for helping Lu Renjia obtain a class-change item to become an Onmyoji.
• Wang Zhen reveals that the world they're in is based on the movie Ju-On, and the item he seeks is related to Kayako's curse.
• Lu Renjia initially skeptical, but becomes interested when Wang Zhen mentions Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyoji.

Character Developments

• Lu Renjia: Initially skeptical and cautious, he becomes more open to Wang Zhen's proposal after learning it's related to the onmyoji profession.
• Wang Zhen: Patient and insistent, he reveals his desire for power and his pursuit of a Shikigami immediately after changing class.

Significant Themes

• Trust and Skepticism: Lu Renjia's initial disbelief and Wang Zhen's attempts to convince him.
• Power and Ambition: Wang Zhen's desire for strength and his pursuit of a Shikigami.
• Exchange and Barter: The transactional nature of their agreement, with each party seeking to gain something in return.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen and Lu Renjia: Wang Zhen tries to convince Lu Renjia of his sincerity and the validity of his offer, while Lu Renjia initially skeptical but becomes more open as he learns more.
• Wang Zhen and the other roommate: Wang Zhen's ability to keep the other roommate asleep is mentioned, showing his power and control.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Renjia, initially cautious, becomes tempted by the prospect of becoming an onmyoji and obtaining Shikigami.
• Wang Zhen reveals the process of forcing out the Cursed Eye is painful and requires the person's sincere cooperation.
• Lu Renjia suggests using anesthesia to manage the pain, and Wang Zhen agrees.
• Wang Zhen takes Lu Renjia to a room with a complex magic array, preparing to force out Lu Renjia's Cursed Eye.

Character Developments

• Lu Renjia's greed and ambition grow as he becomes fixated on the idea of becoming an onmyoji.
• Wang Zhen displays his cunning and manipulative nature, using Lu Renjia's greed to his advantage.

Significant Themes

• Greed and ambition leading to desperation and reckless decisions.
• The allure of power and the lengths people will go to obtain it.
• Manipulation and deceit in pursuit of personal goals.

Character Interactions

• Wang Zhen manipulates Lu Renjia, playing on his greed and ambition to secure his cooperation.
• Lu Renjia, initially cautious, becomes increasingly reckless in his pursuit of power, leading him to trust Wang Zhen despite the risks.